Soft Boy ✔️

Chapter Twenty Three

CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE: SPECIAL

Pinupunasan ko ang mga luha ni Ares habang tinititigan niya ako ng mariin, as if he's trying to study me. This is so embarrassing, I can't believe na nasa harap ko siya and that I'm trying my best not to melt by his stare.

My heart is also beating fast pero hindi ito ang tamang oras for this. I want to comfort him. I want to know everything so that I could at least help him.

I feel really bad. As his girlfriend, dapat alam ko na simula pa lang, dapat alam ko na from his inferiority complex kay Alex, pero despite that talagang close pa rin sila. Alex still cares about his own brother even though Alex is sometimes an idiot.

Sometimes lagi naman kaming magkasama. Like me, Rina, Alex and of course, Ares. Syempre ako naman, kinakabahan whenever I'm with Alex and Ares.

Alex teases me whenever he has the chance especially kapag magkasama kami ni Ares, and Ares is too naïve!

Hindi niya man lang ba alam na kinakabahan ako dahil sa kanya? I should totally kick Alex for this, but Rina will totally stop me. Poor Rina, talagang na-inlove ka pa talaga sa hayop na 'yon.

But then, I need to talk to Rina about it. I don't trust Alexander at all when it comes to feelings and leading Rina on.

"Anong nasa isip mo, vivi?" nagulat ako sa tanong ni Ares na nakatitig pa rin sa'kin

His eyes are puffy, hindi na rin masyadong mapula ang mukha niya but he looks paler than usual. His skin has always been soft and pale, but he just looks different, dahil sa iyak niya like an hour ago.

I've been staying here for an hour and hindi pa rin kami nag-aaral because I was just worried.

This is not the right time for us to study, I want to take care of him. I want to make sure na okay siya.

"Ikaw." I blurted out. It didn't take me a few seconds para ma-realize ang nasabi ko. That was embarrassing, but I said it because it was the truth.

Napatingin ako sa kanya, worried na baka asarin niya ako dahil sa sinabi ko pero the expression in his face says otherwise.

His eyes widened and a blush slowly spread throughout his face. Is he... actually blushing?

Oh my god. Oh my god. He trying to hide blush with his hand.

"Hmmm, it looks like you blushed!" I smiled at him. Natatawa ako dahil sa achievement ko, I can't believe na I just made him blush!

Unti-unti siyang lumayo sa'kin while trying to look at the wall, he's so cute.

"It's just... hindi ko inaakalang sasabihin mo 'yon sa'kin, I was just gonna tease you." He said, trying to smile.

Tumango ako, "Well, you totally failed!" I chuckled. I'm happy na nakangiti na siya ulet. Hindi ko mapigilan ang sarili ko dahil sa ngiti niya. He makes me smile whenever he also smiles like that.

It's just a relief pero, I still want to comfort him. Does Alexander even know about his issues?

"I'm happy... that you're feeling better." I smiled as I grabbed another piece of tissue para punasan ang mga luha niya.

"Hindi na 'ko umiiyak, Vivi. I'm okay now." Okay...? You weren't okay an hour ago.

"That wasn't the case earlier, I hope you know na hindi ako okay na nakikita kitang ganito." I told him.